..type them in ^^here, then ill put them into bibme tonight. Make sure to send me everything you have tonight
Many of Shakespeare’s plays have influenced modern language. Some words are even thought to have been created by Shakespeare; Much Ado About Nothing—one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, is now a phrase in itself. According to knoll: English Tips for ESL Learning, much ado about nothing is a phrase that means, “a lot of fuss about something insignificant”. This meaning relates to the play because the majority of the play is about all that drama, and fuss that is made over a single marriage proposal between Hero and Claudio. Before the proposal, there was the scheming between Claudio and the Prince—Don Pedro, in order to make sure that Claudio’s marriage proposal would be accepted, both by Hero and her father. Then, after both Hero and her father accept said proposal, Don John starts scheming to ruin the marriage, because he wants Claudio to be unhappy, saying, “Any bar, any cross, any impediment will be med’cinable to me. I am sick in displeasure to him, and whatsoever comes athwart his affection ranges evenly with mine,” meaning, that anything that makes Claudio unhappy is okay with him. And now, after Don John successfully ruins the marriage by making Hero look unfaithful, Hero’s father, Leonato, Benedick, Beatrice, the Friar, and Hero, get together and start scheming and plotting to get revenge on Claudio for publically humiliating Hero. In between all this, there is also a plot put into action by Hero and Claudio, in order to try to get Beatrice and Benedick, who are always in a battle of wits, together, using a cleaver system of letting themselves be overheard.
In short, the play Much Ado About Nothing, is essentially, much ado about nothing with all of the scheming and plotting, all essentially caused by a simple thing like a wedding.
The time that Shakespeare lived and wrote in was England’s Elizabethan Era; also know as England’s “Golden Age”. England was ruled by Elizabeth I, who was a protestant queen, resulting in a protestant England, meaning that all people were supposed to be of the Protestant religion. Priests and most of “respectable England” did not like the plays of Shakespeare, and other playwrights of the time, and this disliking forced theatres into a “theatre district” which was away from high society England. There was also increasing poverty during this time period, the “Poor Law” was instated in 1601 to help the poor, the amount of aid depending on whether they were, “deserving poor”, “deserving unemployed”, or “undeserving poor” (criminals and beggars).
Another important event happening in the time that this play was written was the Black Plague, a bacterial disease which originated in the Gobi Desert carried by fleas on rats to Europe and other places, devastating the populations of those countries which it spread over. An impact of this disease on the theatre and literary world, would be the closing of theatres, which resulted in a period of time in which Shakespeare wrote many sonnets. The Black Death, as it was called because of the blackening of the skin which would occur in some cases of the disease,also inspired common customs and songs still in use today, such as the nursery rhyme, “Ring Around the Rosies” or its proper title, “Ring O Ring of Roses” and the saying of, “God Bless you” when someone sneezes.
Yet another very important happening in this time was the Age of Exploration. This surge in exploiration had a lot of reasons for beginning, some of which include: the want to spread Christianity, "Scientific Curiosity", and oppurtunities to aquire riches, power, and fame, while going on adventures. Although there were more Spanish and Portugese explores in the beginning, soon there were many prominant English explores, som of which being:, Sir Francis Drake , Sir John Hawkins Sir Humphrey Gilbert , and, Sir Martin Frobisher . http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/
Other works of shakespeare Shakespeare’s other works: any thing you'd like to add, let me know =] Olivia William Shakespeare was, and still is, one of the most influential writers in the history of English literature. He has written over thirty seven plays, one hundred fifty-four sonnets, two narrative poems and two lost plays. Shakespeare lived (and wrote) in the Elizabethan era, a golden age of creativity, new ideas and flourishing literature and art. This era was idle for new writers. However, only 18 of Shakespeare’s plays were published in his lifetime.
The subjects of Shakespeare’s plays were widely different. His plays and sonnets were focused on love, misery, wealth, poverty, jealousy, law, trickery and laughter. Shakespeare wrote in three main “categories”; comedies, tragedies, and histories. Shakespeare wrote four “dark tragedies”, including Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, and King Lear. However, the most famous of Shakespeare’s works are considered to be Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
Shakespeare has coined many famous phrases and well known quotes through his works. His most famous quote, perhaps, is taken from the play As You Like It, "All the world's a stage
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages." Other famous quotes: please help me add some more quotes here?? thanks "To be, or not to be: that is the question". – Hamlet "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet". Romeo and Juliet "Good Night, Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall bid they good night till it be morrow." "Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind."- A Mid- Summer Night’s dream Nice work liv these are all of his famous quotes! we should continue to work on difficult vocabulary and i will continue to work on his early life and backround, i also have challenging vocab on my email and i will send it to the adresses listed below
i have quite a bit of information on that --casey (i will also post my entire elizabethan theatre guide up here when i get the chance
for starts we have
Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in the english town of stratford-upon-Avon. he married Anne Hathaway in 1582, and had two daughters, Judith and Susana, and one son, Hamnet. At the age of 28 he moved to London to become an acotr. During this time he began to write plays. During the plague he wrote poetry and his famous sonnets. After the plague Shakespeare began his own acting complant, Lord Chamberlains Men. He then paid for the construction of the Globe Theatre, the first theatre to be built by actors for actors. in 1603 they received a patent and changed there name to the Kings Men, allowing them to perform in the Royal Court. IN 1616 at the age of 52 Shakespeare died, his death is still a mystery to the world today.
shakespeares family was illiterate
people who sat in the open yard are called penny stinkards
playhouses were banned in London's city proper and forced out to the suburbs in an area known as Southwark
the actors spoke to and with the audience
shakespeare was baptised on april 26 1564
This is Liv's life of shakespeare guide William shakespeare was born to a successful glove maker in the town of stratford-upon-Avon. When he was 18 hemarried anne hathaway and had 3 children susanna, and twins judith and hamnet. He moved to london and began writing plays, which were a huge success. he also wrote poetry, which demonstrated his articitic skill with verse. When shakespeare was 52 he died of an unknow cause. It is still a mystery today.
From now on we will color code everything that way we don't have to always write our names after
my color will be red liv's will be purple and kerry you can pick any color that is NOT purple or red
the play is also is parts on youtube if you would like to view it or show certain parts of it
Hey, i just revised caseys about the author a bit, not done yet, but heres what i got.
Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in the English town of Stratford-upon-Avon. William Shakespeare was born to a successful glove maker in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon. When he was 18, in 1582, he married Anne Hathaway and had 3 children Susanna, and twins Judith and Hamnet. At the age of 28 he moved to London to become an actor. During this time he began to write plays, wwhich were a huge success. It was during the plague when he wrote poetry and his famous sonnets. After the plague Shakespeare began his own acting complant, Lord Chamberlains Men. He then paid for the construction of the Globe Theatre, the first theatre to be built by actors for actors. In 1603 they received a patent and changed there name to the Kings Men, allowing them to perform in the Royal Court. IN 1616 at the age of 52 Shakespeare died, his death is still a mystery to the world today. He moved to London and began writing plays, which were a huge success. He also wrote poetry, which demonstrated his artistic skill with verse. Shakespeare’s family was illiterate people who sat in the open yard are called penny stinkards playhouses were banned in London's city proper and forced out to the suburbs in an area known as Southwark the actors spoke to and with the audience Shakespeare was baptized on April 26 1564
Great facts Casey! You I don't think you need to add anything, but if you want to, you can borrow my elezabethian theaer pamflet. here is a rough start to LITERARY ELEMENTS. check it out. Yes i will contiune working on vocab as well
Literary elements of Much Ado About Nothing: Rhythm and Rhyming, and Repetition.
Olivia Marola, Kerry Lewis, Casey Norton Literary elements of Much Ado about Nothing:
Poetic sounding lines: Rhythm and Rhyming, and Repetition.
Shakespeare was not only a play writer, he was also a poet. You can tell as you read sections of his work that he has a poetic mind. His writing is very melodic; the lines of his plays have a distinct rhythm and rhyme, which is similar to the style of his sonnets and poems. For example:
“But on this travail look for the greater birth. She dying, as it must be so maintained, Upon the instant that she was accused, Shall be lamented, pitied, and excused” Act VI Scene I
-“O good my lord, tax not so bad a voice To slander music any more than once”
-“It is the witness still of Excellency To put a strange face on his own perfection I pray thee sing, and let me woo no more”
-“Because of your wooing, I will sing, Since many a wooer doth commence his suit To her he thinks not worthy, yet he woos, Yet will he swear he loves” Act II Scene III
In this first quote, even as you say it in your head, it has a beat and a rhythm. Notice how the third and fourth lines of this exert rhyme as well. Shakespeare has also used this style of writing in his other works also.In the last quote, Shakespeare uses rhythm and beat to give the lines a poetic, melodic feeling. These verses are written in a “sing song” style, which is ironic, because in this conversation, Don Pedro is trying to convince Balthasar to sing.
“Sir, in my heart there was a kind of fighting That would not let me sleep. Methought I lay Worse than the mutines in the bilboes. Rashly— And prais'd be rashness for it—let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well” --Hamlet
“Hear it not Duncan; for it is a knell That summons thee to heaven or to hell.”--Macbeth In the quote from Hamlet, the lines do not rhyme, but as you say each line, there is a distinct pattern of words that are stressed. This is also true for the Macbeth quote, but the two lines rhyme at the end.
If music be the food of love, play on,
Give me excess of it; that surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken, and so die. Twelfth Night Act 1, scene 1, 1–3
here is another quote!
Hello group members! we now have a wikispace to work on! if for any reason you need to email me its nortonc@live.com
post any work that you complete!
Do u guys wanna start working on the "about the author"
since theres alot on shakespeare, we should split it up and get it done over the weekend=] any ideas?
The beginning of the book has a lot of about that author, the author being shakespeare just in case you forgot hahaha
and we can also use the elizabethan theatre guides and what not from the romeo and juliet unit- casey
Yess, but i mean more like topics
exampe: young life, writing carreer, personal life, etc. who does whatt?
i don't care i'll do whatever you guys want me to do
i know we have that whole sheet on his personal life and what not
his kids
who he married (ANNE HATHAWAY hahaha)
where he lived
when he was baptised (April 26th)
sooo yeah i'll do his personal life- NOT KERRY, THIS WAS CASEY NORTON
Ill do shakespeares other works (plays, sonnets, etc) - Liv
okay sounds good liv
kerry, you can do that other stuff
SEND ME A LIST OF ALL THE WEBSITES/ SOURCES YOU USED, OUR BIBLIOGRAPHY IS ALSO DUE!
http://www.shmoop.com/literary-device/literature/william-shakespeare/much-ado-about-nothing/tone.html
http://nfs.sparknotes.com/muchado/
http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes
http://knol.google.com/k/paul-white/english-tips-for-esl-learners/w85gydq610yz/9#
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/
..type them in ^^here, then ill put them into bibme tonight. Make sure to send me everything you have tonight
Many of Shakespeare’s plays have influenced modern language. Some words are even thought to have been created by Shakespeare; Much Ado About Nothing—one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, is now a phrase in itself. According to knoll: English Tips for ESL Learning, much ado about nothing is a phrase that means, “a lot of fuss about something insignificant”. This meaning relates to the play because the majority of the play is about all that drama, and fuss that is made over a single marriage proposal between Hero and Claudio. Before the proposal, there was the scheming between Claudio and the Prince—Don Pedro, in order to make sure that Claudio’s marriage proposal would be accepted, both by Hero and her father. Then, after both Hero and her father accept said proposal, Don John starts scheming to ruin the marriage, because he wants Claudio to be unhappy, saying, “Any bar, any cross, any impediment will be med’cinable to me. I am sick in displeasure to him, and whatsoever comes athwart his affection ranges evenly with mine,” meaning, that anything that makes Claudio unhappy is okay with him. And now, after Don John successfully ruins the marriage by making Hero look unfaithful, Hero’s father, Leonato, Benedick, Beatrice, the Friar, and Hero, get together and start scheming and plotting to get revenge on Claudio for publically humiliating Hero. In between all this, there is also a plot put into action by Hero and Claudio, in order to try to get Beatrice and Benedick, who are always in a battle of wits, together, using a cleaver system of letting themselves be overheard.
In short, the play Much Ado About Nothing, is essentially, much ado about nothing with all of the scheming and plotting, all essentially caused by a simple thing like a wedding.
http://knol.google.com/k/paul-white/english-tips-for-esl-learners/w85gydq610yz/9#
i just finished the playyy! --liv
http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/muchado/themes.html ----use for theme, we should get that done by the end of the weekMuch Ado About Nothing--a lot of fuss about something insignificant
http://www.vocabulary.com/VUctmuchado.html this website has some good challenging vocabulario
Backround Knowledge about the Setting
The time that Shakespeare lived and wrote in was England’s Elizabethan Era; also know as England’s “Golden Age”. England was ruled by Elizabeth I, who was a protestant queen, resulting in a protestant England, meaning that all people were supposed to be of the Protestant religion. Priests and most of “respectable England” did not like the plays of Shakespeare, and other playwrights of the time, and this disliking forced theatres into a “theatre district” which was away from high society England. There was also increasing poverty during this time period, the “Poor Law” was instated in 1601 to help the poor, the amount of aid depending on whether they were, “deserving poor”, “deserving unemployed”, or “undeserving poor” (criminals and beggars).
Another important event happening in the time that this play was written was the Black Plague, a bacterial disease which originated in the Gobi Desert carried by fleas on rats to Europe and other places, devastating the populations of those countries which it spread over. An impact of this disease on the theatre and literary world, would be the closing of theatres, which resulted in a period of time in which Shakespeare wrote many sonnets. The Black Death, as it was called because of the blackening of the skin which would occur in some cases of the disease, also inspired common customs and songs still in use today, such as the nursery rhyme, “Ring Around the Rosies” or its proper title, “Ring O Ring of Roses” and the saying of, “God Bless you” when someone sneezes.
Yet another very important happening in this time was the Age of Exploration. This surge in exploiration had a lot of reasons for beginning, some of which include: the want to spread Christianity, "Scientific Curiosity", and oppurtunities to aquire riches, power, and fame, while going on adventures. Although there were more Spanish and Portugese explores in the beginning, soon there were many prominant English explores, som of which being:, Sir Francis Drake , Sir John Hawkins Sir Humphrey Gilbert , and, Sir Martin Frobisher .
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/
Other works of shakespeare
Shakespeare’s other works: any thing you'd like to add, let me know =]
Olivia
William Shakespeare was, and still is, one of the most influential writers in the history of English literature. He has written over thirty seven plays, one hundred fifty-four sonnets, two narrative poems and two lost plays. Shakespeare lived (and wrote) in the Elizabethan era, a golden age of creativity, new ideas and flourishing literature and art. This era was idle for new writers. However, only 18 of Shakespeare’s plays were published in his lifetime.
The subjects of Shakespeare’s plays were widely different. His plays and sonnets were focused on love, misery, wealth, poverty, jealousy, law, trickery and laughter. Shakespeare wrote in three main “categories”; comedies, tragedies, and histories. Shakespeare wrote four “dark tragedies”, including Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, and King Lear. However, the most famous of Shakespeare’s works are considered to be Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
Shakespeare has coined many famous phrases and well known quotes through his works. His most famous quote, perhaps, is taken from the play As You Like It,
"All the world's a stage
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages."
Other famous quotes:
please help me add some more quotes here?? thanks
"To be, or not to be: that is the question". – Hamlet
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet". Romeo and Juliet
"Good Night, Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall bid they good night till it be morrow."
"Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind."- A Mid- Summer Night’s dream
Nice work liv these are all of his famous quotes! we should continue to work on difficult vocabulary and i will continue to work on his early life and backround, i also have challenging vocab on my email and i will send it to the adresses listed below
i have quite a bit of information on that --casey (i will also post my entire elizabethan theatre guide up here when i get the chance
for starts we have
Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in the english town of stratford-upon-Avon. he married Anne Hathaway in 1582, and had two daughters, Judith and Susana, and one son, Hamnet. At the age of 28 he moved to London to become an acotr. During this time he began to write plays. During the plague he wrote poetry and his famous sonnets. After the plague Shakespeare began his own acting complant, Lord Chamberlains Men. He then paid for the construction of the Globe Theatre, the first theatre to be built by actors for actors. in 1603 they received a patent and changed there name to the Kings Men, allowing them to perform in the Royal Court. IN 1616 at the age of 52 Shakespeare died, his death is still a mystery to the world today.
shakespeares family was illiterate
people who sat in the open yard are called penny stinkards
playhouses were banned in London's city proper and forced out to the suburbs in an area known as Southwark
the actors spoke to and with the audience
shakespeare was baptised on april 26 1564
This is Liv's life of shakespeare guide
William shakespeare was born to a successful glove maker in the town of stratford-upon-Avon. When he was 18 hemarried anne hathaway and had 3 children susanna, and twins judith and hamnet. He moved to london and began writing plays, which were a huge success. he also wrote poetry, which demonstrated his articitic skill with verse. When shakespeare was 52 he died of an unknow cause. It is still a mystery today.
From now on we will color code everything that way we don't have to always write our names after
my color will be red liv's will be purple and kerry you can pick any color that is NOT purple or red
the play is also is parts on youtube if you would like to view it or show certain parts of it
Hey, i just revised caseys about the author a bit, not done yet, but heres what i got.
Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in the English town of Stratford-upon-Avon. William Shakespeare was born to a successful glove maker in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon. When he was 18, in 1582, he married Anne Hathaway and had 3 children Susanna, and twins Judith and Hamnet. At the age of 28 he moved to London to become an actor. During this time he began to write plays, wwhich were a huge success. It was during the plague when he wrote poetry and his famous sonnets. After the plague Shakespeare began his own acting complant, Lord Chamberlains Men. He then paid for the construction of the Globe Theatre, the first theatre to be built by actors for actors. In 1603 they received a patent and changed there name to the Kings Men, allowing them to perform in the Royal Court. IN 1616 at the age of 52 Shakespeare died, his death is still a mystery to the world today. He moved to London and began writing plays, which were a huge success. He also wrote poetry, which demonstrated his artistic skill with verse.
Shakespeare’s family was illiterate
people who sat in the open yard are called penny stinkards
playhouses were banned in London's city proper and forced out to the suburbs in an area known as Southwark
the actors spoke to and with the audience
Shakespeare was baptized on April 26 1564
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APvJpC9w0wA
Great facts Casey! You I don't think you need to add anything, but if you want to, you can borrow my elezabethian theaer pamflet. here is a rough start to LITERARY ELEMENTS. check it out. Yes i will contiune working on vocab as well
Literary elements of Much Ado About Nothing: Rhythm and Rhyming, and Repetition.
Olivia Marola, Kerry Lewis, Casey Norton
Literary elements of Much Ado about Nothing:
Poetic sounding lines: Rhythm and Rhyming, and Repetition.
Shakespeare was not only a play writer, he was also a poet. You can tell as you read sections of his work that he has a poetic mind. His writing is very melodic; the lines of his plays have a distinct rhythm and rhyme, which is similar to the style of his sonnets and poems. For example:
“But on this travail look for the greater birth.
She dying, as it must be so maintained,
Upon the instant that she was accused,
Shall be lamented, pitied, and excused”
Act VI Scene I
-“O good my lord, tax not so bad a voice
To slander music any more than once”
-“It is the witness still of Excellency
To put a strange face on his own perfection
I pray thee sing, and let me woo no more”
-“Because of your wooing, I will sing,
Since many a wooer doth commence his suit
To her he thinks not worthy, yet he woos,
Yet will he swear he loves”
Act II Scene III
In this first quote, even as you say it in your head, it has a beat and a rhythm. Notice how the third and fourth lines of this exert rhyme as well. Shakespeare has also used this style of writing in his other works also. In the last quote, Shakespeare uses rhythm and beat to give the lines a poetic, melodic feeling. These verses are written in a “sing song” style, which is ironic, because in this conversation, Don Pedro is trying to convince Balthasar to sing.
“Sir, in my heart there was a kind of fighting
That would not let me sleep. Methought I lay
Worse than the mutines in the bilboes. Rashly—
And prais'd be rashness for it—let us know
Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well”
--Hamlet
“Hear it not Duncan; for it is a knell
That summons thee to heaven or to hell.” --Macbeth
In the quote from Hamlet, the lines do not rhyme, but as you say each line, there is a distinct pattern of words that are stressed. This is also true for the Macbeth quote, but the two lines rhyme at the end.
If music be the food of love, play on,
Give me excess of it; that surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken, and so die.
Twelfth Night Act 1, scene 1, 1–3
here is another quote!
Hello group members! we now have a wikispace to work on! if for any reason you need to email me its nortonc@live.com
post any work that you complete!
If u need my email for any reason, it's omarola1@gmail.com <3
And my email is klewis270@gmail.com
Do u guys wanna start working on the "about the author"
since theres alot on shakespeare, we should split it up and get it done over the weekend=] any ideas?
The beginning of the book has a lot of about that author, the author being shakespeare just in case you forgot hahaha
and we can also use the elizabethan theatre guides and what not from the romeo and juliet unit- casey
Yess, but i mean more like topics
exampe: young life, writing carreer, personal life, etc. who does whatt?
i don't care i'll do whatever you guys want me to do
i know we have that whole sheet on his personal life and what not
his kids
who he married (ANNE HATHAWAY hahaha)
where he lived
when he was baptised (April 26th)
sooo yeah i'll do his personal life- NOT KERRY, THIS WAS CASEY NORTON
Ill do shakespeares other works (plays, sonnets, etc) - Liv
okay sounds good liv
kerry, you can do that other stuff